Biography
Burly character player, on stage and in films from the late 1970s, Leo Burmester oft plays cops and rural types on TV and in films, but on stage has performed as Osric in "Hamlet" (Kevin Kline in title role) for the New York Shakespeare Festival, as well as in such Broadway hits as "Big River," and as the heartless innkeeper, Thenardier, in the original cast of "Les Miserables". Burmester has worked for director John Sayles several times, …
Career Milestones
| Played Thenardier in Broadway production of "Les Miserables" | ||
| Returned to Denver and began appearing in dinner theatre | ||
| Taught drama at Kentucky Wesleyan College for one year | ||
1979 | Made Off-Broadway debut in "Getting Out" and "Lone Star" | |
1979 | Screen debut, "House of God" | |
1980 | Had first role in studio production, "Cruising" | |
1980 | Had first shot as series regular on "Flo" (CBS) | |
1981 | Co-starred on Broadway in "Big River" | |
1984 | Played Eban Krutch in "George Washington" miniseries (CBS) | |
1986 | Reprised role of Eba Krutch in "George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation" (CBS) | |
1988 | Played Apostle Nathaniel in "The Last Tempation of Christ" | |
1989 | Co-starred in "The Abyss" | |
1989 | Was regular on TV series "True Blue" (NBC) | |
1990 | Played Osric in PBS airing of "Hamlet" | |
1992 | First worked with director John Sayles, "Passion Fish" | |
1992 | Was regular on "Arresting Behavior" (ABC) | |